Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine

Trauma Care

Trauma care focus on care delivered at fixed facilities like clinics and hospitals in which, unlike most emergency room patients, trauma patients require highly specialized care, including surgery and blood transfusions. Systems address prehospital trauma care at the scene and en route to fixed facilities. There are different levels of trauma care that refer to the kinds of resources available in a trauma center. These are the categories defining national standards for trauma care hospitals. A Level I Trauma Center is capable of providing total care for every injury aspect from prevention to physical medicine and rehabilitation. Level II Trauma Centre initiates definitive care for all injured patients. A Level III Trauma Center provides prompt assessment, resuscitation, intensive care, surgery, and stabilization of injured patients and emergency operations. A Level IV Trauma Center has demonstrated to provide advanced trauma life support and A Level V Trauma Center provides initial evaluation, diagnosis, and stabilization. Airway mismanagement is known to cause pre-hospital deaths in patients. Simple techniques used for establishing and maintaining airway management are jaw thrust maneuver and the use of nasopharyngeal and oral airways. Another technique introduced by Trauma Center Verification is an evaluation process done by the American College of Surgeons to evaluate and improve trauma care.